American LGBTQ Rights Movement: An Introduction

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Kyle, author.

Rodriguez, Meg, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Textbooks.

Social sciences.

Gender and Sexuality Studies--Textbooks.

Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Arcata, California Humboldt State University Press [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: An Introduction is a peer-reviewed chronological survey of the LGBTQ fight for equal rights from the turn of the 20th century to the early 21st century. Illustrated with historical photographs, the book beautifully reveals the heroic people and key events that shaped the American LGBTQ rights movement. The book includes personal narratives to capture the lived experience from each era, as well as details of essential organizations, texts, and court cases that defined LGBTQ activism and advocacy.

Contents:

THE BEGINNINGS

THE HOMOPHILE MOVEMENT

GAY LIBERATION

RESPONSE TO ADVERSITY

THE AIDS ERA

THE LGBTQ RIGHTS MOVEMENT

BATTLEFRONTS

Notes:

Description based on online resource